I started these seeds in late September and they are starting to bloom now (early March). We have very mild winters here so I took my chances and every single seed germinated! I had to thin pretty heavily since I don't have a lot of room. These flowers are SO BLUE! Like nothing I've ever seen. Plant these!

I chose these flowers for a project in class.. they did a little too well. Once they were planted they started to grow and grow and grow.... I had to stop transplanting, and just let some die because they did so well.

My first Blue Boy just popped up and bloomed, and not only is the color a welcome dash in my cottage garden, but the foliage is light gray-green, too. An extra note of contrast to all the medium greens and darks is a definite plus. I'm in 8b, and all i did was toss the seed into my mix of roses and established perennials as soon as we reached the frost-free date this year. I'd recommend following the directions, of course, but this is an easy germination choice, in addition to the charm of its coloring.